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Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower)
August 24October 3 Donna L. Long

Summer Blooming Native Flowers

Aster and Large Carpenter Bee (Xylcopa spp.) with new blossoms, fertiilized and blossoms going to seed of a New England Aster (Symphyotricum novae-angliae) in my garden.
September 29December 18 Donna L. Long

New England Asters, a Pollinator Magnet for Your Garden.

Bee sipping nectar from a Sienna
April 7December 18 Donna L. Long

Pollinator Syndromes: How to Predict Which Flowers Insects Will Like

Butterfly Bush
December 7February 11 Donna L. Long

A List of Common Exotic Invasive Plants

Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) in my garden
November 12March 11 Donna L. Long

Native Plants with Neat Growing Habits

native sunflower in my garden
November 7March 11 Donna L. Long

Plants for a Sunny and Dry Garden

Eastern Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia). Photo by Donna L. Long
March 20March 11 Donna L. Long

Long Bloomers: Native Flowers That Bloom A Long Time

Red Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)
March 13 Donna L. Long

Spring Blooming Native Plants of Philadelphia

July 30June 25 Donna L. Long

Summer Phlox Delivers Through Summer Heat

April 3 Donna L. Long

A Magnificent Magnolia

White Snakeroot (Ageratina altissima)
December 10October 3 Donna L. Long

White Snakeroot, Pretty but Poisonous

October 9 Donna L. Long

New England Aster (Aster novae-angliae), Purple Dome

White Swamp Rose Mallow (Hibiscus palustris). Photo by Donna L. Long.
August 20July 22 Donna L. Long

Summer Blooming Native Plants in Philadelphia

Bee Balm (Monarda didyma)
August 16June 25 Donna L. Long

Bee Balm (Monarda didyma)

A little green fly pokes around a young sunflower (Helianthus spp.) blossom in early autumn in my garden. Photo by Donna L. Long.
August 9June 25 Donna L. Long

Common Sunflower Helianthus annuus) L.

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